I think it is a matter of how old you are..I once heard a comment that I now tell my grand kids who feel pressured at the ages of 16, 17 and 18 to come up with a plan for what they want to do in this life..As for a career...Choose to spend your life doing something you enjoy doing so much you would do it for free.
..People seem to think that everyone should educate themselves for the big money jobs, or for something they wanted for themselves..